Momoko: Hey there, adding this late because when I looked at it, I realized I was missing somehting important. ^^'
Pheonix: Sadly, she forgets things often. Luckily we will keep her up to date on the story...considering she almost forgot the first chapter and that would've thrown everything off.
Kankuro: Okay, Pheonix, since you're not forgetful, tell them what Momoko forgot.
Pheonix: Momoko, No Hugs Peach, does not own Naruto. If she did...well, let's just say the chapters would longer.
Innocent black eyes looked up at him from the ground, scared that he might shout at her. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I should've been looking where I was going." She rambled, trying, unsuccessfully, to hide her confusion. "Don't apologize, it's annoying." He said, trying not to into her eyes, even though they begged him to. Instead, he tried to look at her as a whole. She had smooth, long black hair; she looked as if he touched her in the slightest her bones would shatter inside her. "How do you know it wasn't my fault? After all, you are the one on the ground." Looking at her again, he saw that she was dressed in a strange fashion. She wore a simple gray shirt with a black design, tight - how they could be, he had no idea - jeans and tennis shoes. Now way was she from anywhere near here. "B-But you obviously know where you're going while I don't, obviously it was my fault." With that she hurried off, as though afraid to be seen with him, a freak. "Man, that girl is weird." He muttered to himself as he walked to where he was supposed to go.
"That was too close. He seemed to know I wasn't from here. Or maybe he knew me before- No, if he had recognized me he would've said so." The strange girl mused as she leaned against a tree. "Are you lost?" A voice asked above her. Startled, she looked up to see an older boy with black hair and dark eyes. "Yes, can you help me?"
"Where are you headed?"
"I don't know."
"Who's in your family?"
"I don't know."
"What's your name?"
"I don't know."
"How can you not your own name?" He asked bewildered. "I just…I just don't know. I can't remember anything past this morning."
"Can you read?"
"Yes I can read! That hasn't been affected, only my memory!" She said defensively, starting to get mad. "How about Tatsu?"
"Tatsu? Who is that?"
"It can be your name if you like. I'm Uchiha Sasuke."
"Can you help me Sasuke-san? If not I'll go somewhere else."
"You barely know where you are."
"I'm in Konohagakure, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, in the Fire Country."
"Fine you got that right. Now let's go get you checked into the hospital. I want to be sure you're safe." He jumped out of the tree and grabbed her hand, leading her away from the tree.
"So you're called 'Tatsu'?" A motherly nurse asked the girl as she showed her around the building. "Yes." The young girl responded as she was led into the room where she would be staying. "Well, your roommate will be here soon. She has a long standing illness; she is in the cafeteria, eating with her brother right now." The nurse started walking to walk out then turned back, "It's the Aburumes, Shino and his sister, Saki. We're not sure if she'll live long enough to be cured." With that said the nurse continued on her way out and shut the door. Tatsu looked around the room and saw some paper lying on a table, along with a pen. "What is there to do in the long-term ward when it is your first day? To draw or write, I know not much, about where I stay now." She wrote carefully, taking the time to think out the words. Thinking hard a tune came to mind, with motions a shadow performed to entertain and comfort young children.
"Little child, be not afraid
Though rain pounds harshly against the glass
Like an unwanted stranger, there is no danger
I am here tonight "
Little child, be not afraid
Though thunder explodes and lightning flash
Illuminates your tear-stained face
I am here tonight
And someday you'll know
That nature is so
The same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
On forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you'll see
In the morning
Little child, be not afraid
Though storm clouds mask your beloved moon
And its candlelight beams, still keep pleasant dreams
I am here tonight
Little child, be not afraid
Though wind makes creatures of our trees
And their branches to hands, they're not real, understand
And I am here tonight
For you know, once even I was a
Little child, and I was afraid
But a gentle someone always came
To dry all my tears, trade sweet sleep for fears
And to give a kiss goodnight
Well now I am grown
And these years have shown
That rain's a part of how life goes
But it's dark and it's late
So I'll hold you and wait
'Til your frightened eyes do close
And I hope that you'll know...
Everything's fine in the morning
The rain'll be gone in the morning
But I'll still be here in the morning
Not doing the motions but merely singing and writing the words as they came out, Tatsu was soon lost in her own world. She was startled, to say the least, when she heard clapping coming from the doorway. Tatsu turned to see a boy and girl, who seemed to be around her age; whatever age that was. "That was really good." The younger of the two strangers; the girl, said enthusiastically. While the older boy just nodded his head silently. "I'm Aburume Suzuko, and this is my older brother Shino." She introduced herself. "Uh, I'm Tatsu." The confused girl said. "Well, why are you in Tatsu? I have a disease, they're working on a cure but there is no telling if I'll live long enough." Suzuko said sadly. "They say I have amnesia, which would explain why I can't remember anyone; even myself. But the guy who brought me here called me Tatsu." She said quietly. "Oh, I'm sorry." Suzuko said sincerely. "Suzuko-chan, I will not be able to come tomorrow, Kurenai-sensei has training." Shino said, speaking for the first time.
~One Month Later~
"Tatsu, can you sing me song?" Suzuko asked as she lay in bed, getting ready to undergo surgery shortly. Shino hadn't come in all week and Suzuko was nervous about the surgery. "Sure, which one do you want to hear?" Tatsu asked as she went over to her friend's bed. "The old one, the one you sang your first day here."
"Okay." Tatsu said before she started singing in a gentle voice.
~Off Training~
"Shino, good job today. But you seemed a little out of it; is everything okay?" Kurenai asked after training. "No, I have to go though, she will be mad if I am not there." Shino said mysteriously as he headed off quickly in the direction of the hospital. "Who's going to be mad at him?" Kiba asked confused. "I don't know. We'll talk to him about it tomorrow. Good practice." Kurenai said, heading off towards Asuma's team. "M-Maybe he'll tell us tomorrow." Hinata said quietly. Kiba nodded as they walked off.
~At the Hospital~
"The rain will be gone in the morning, the storm will be gone in the morning; but I'll still be here in the morning." Tatsu sang as Shino walked into the room. "Shino-nii-san!" Suzuko cried, hugging her brother tight as he came over. "Hey Shino-kun." Tatsu said, giving him a smile. "Remember anything new?" He asked, also sitting on his sister's bed. "Not really. All I remember is a big heat on one side of my body. Other than that, nothing." Tatsu said calmly. "Weird." Shino commented. The rest of Shino's visit was spent catching up on news.
~The Next Day (Kakashi's Team) ~
"Hey Sasuke-kun, want to get some ramen?" Sakura asked in her annoying voice, causing Sasuke to cringe. "I can't." Was all he said, turning his back on his team and starting to walk off; but Sakura following him. "Tomorrow?"
"Still busy."
"The day after?"
"Busy."
"When aren't you busy Sasuke-kun?" Sakura whined as Sasuke halted. "When she remembers." Sasuke said shortly, walking off and leaving Sakura dumbstruck behind. "Let's follow him." Naruto suggested, seeing the anger in Sakura's eyes at this unknown girl. With a nod from Sakura, they were off.
"Big forehead girl, don't tell me you've sunk so low as to date Naruto." Ino said, coming up to the spying pair. "We're spying on Sasuke-kun, he's meeting a girl and we have to know who." Sakura said. Ino gasped then dragged Chouji and Shikamaru into following the raven-haired enigma as well. "He's going to the hospital. Maybe he knows someone who's ill." Shikamaru said before being dragged in.
~Kurenai's Team~
"Shino, what was that about someone being mad yesterday? Did you finally get a girl to go out with you?" Kiba asked his friend after practice. Shino gave him a stony look. "Suzuko had surgery yesterday; she wanted me to be there before she went under. Then there is also Tatsu who still can't remember much." He explained somberly. "Who?" Hinata asked, a little confused but completely worried for them. "My sister, Suzuko and her roommate Tatsu, Tatsu has amnesia; she can't remember anything before someone found her and gave her that nickname." He said, starting to walk off. "C-Can we meet them?" Hinata asked shyly. Shino gave an unseen smile; Hinata wanted everyone to be happy. "Sure, I was just headed there anyway." With that said Shino lead the way to their room.
~At the Hospital~
"Just a day,
Just an ordinary day.
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
And as he asked if I would come along
I started to realize
That every day he finds
Just what he's looking for,
Like a shooting star he shines. "
He said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words
Although they did not feel
For I felt what I had not felt before
And you'd swear those words could heal.
And as I looked up into those eyes
His vision borrows mine.
And I know he's no stranger,
For I feel I've held him for all of time.
And he said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand.
Please come with me,
See what I see.
Touch the stars for time will not flee.
Time will not flee.
Can you see?
Just a dream, just an ordinary dream.
As I wake in bed
And the boy, that ordinary boy
Or was it all in my head?
Did he ask if I would come along
It all seemed so real.
But as I looked to the door,
I saw that boy standing there with a deal.
And he said take my hand,
Live while you can,
Don't you see all your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand,
In the palm of your hand.
Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
Tatsu sang quietly, sketching the trees outside as Suzuko slept in her bed. "What are you doing?" A voice from the doorway asked behind her. Tatsu turned and grinned before running and hugging Sasuke. "I thought you weren't coming until next week!" Tatsu said happily, her arms still around Sasuke. "I thought I'd surprise you. Besides I have-" He was cut off by two girls charging in and each grabbing one of his arms, pulling him from Tatsu. "Sasuke-kun!" They whined. Tatsu stumbled back a few steps in shock, obviously not expecting the girls to show up. "Ta-chan, what's going on?" Suzuko asked, confused as she woke up. "I honestly don't know Suzu-chan. But look who surprised us with a visit…and fan girls." Tatsu said going over by Suzuko's bed and checking her temperature. "Jerks!" A blond guy said, shaking his fist out into the hallway after being shoved in. Then two more guys came in, much to the girls' shock. "Suzu-chan, do you know these people?" Tatsu asked softly. Suzuko shook her head, her eyes wide in confusion. "Do you think they knew me?"
"No they don't." Sasuke answered her soft-spoken question; trying, unsuccessfully, to shove the two girls off. "Sasuke, what is everyone doing here?" Shino asked, coming into the crowded room. "I don't know. I came to surprise Tatsu and then I got attacked by these two." Sasuke said, attempting to gesture towards Ino and Sakura. "Shino-nii-san!" Suzuko cried happily, giving him a hug as he went to her bed. "Feeling better Suzu-chan?" Shino asked. "Much better, they're watching the monitors carefully. Although the people who barged in aren't making me feel very safe. Ta-chan only knows one of them." Suzuko confided. "I thought you couldn't remember much Tatsu-chan." Shino said in disbelief. "Sasuke-kun's the one who brought me here." Tatsu explained calmly.,"But I don't know anyone else."
"These two are on Sasuke's team, Team 7. Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura." Shino introduced, pointing to the blond guy and the pink-haired girl. "The other three are on Team 10, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji." He continued pointing to the others in turn as two more people walked in. "Then these two are on Team 8 with me, Inuzuka Kiba and Hyuuga Hinata." Hinata smiled shyly while Kiba waved. Then something launched itself out from behind Kiba at Tatsu.
Surprised, Tatsu shrieked and stumbled back as the thing covered her in licks. "Akamaru, get off her!" Kiba said sternly, pulling the thing off Tatsu. "Are you afraid of dogs? Or allergic to them?" He asked, seeing the terrified look on her face. "I don't know if I'm allergic, in the past month I've never come across a dog. Also, I wasn't expecting a dog to jump out." Tatsu said softly. "What do you mean you don't know?" Sakura asked snottily. "She can't remember. That's why I brought her here. So I wouldn't worry about Itachi trying to get her." Sasuke said, finally getting the girls to let girl. "Why would your brother want her?" Ino demanded. "Yeah, she's not that powerful and she can't remember anything. She's not that pretty either!" Sakura agreed. Tatsu lowered her eyes to hide her tears of hurt she was too proud to show.
Tatsu's ears perked a little as she heard a faint clunking coming from the vent above them. "You honestly don't know anything do you?" Sasuke asked the two girls as he shook his head. "We're pointing out the truth, not like she'll stop us." Ino said. "She is in the room and she can hear what you're saying. She is getting ticked and she isn't afraid to hurt you!" Tatsu said, standing up and forgetting her hurt as fury washed over her. "So?" Ino asked in a whiny voice, "It's not like you'll remember us tomorrow."
"Tatsu, calm down!" Sasuke said, holding the angry girl back as a few sparks of fire showed around her knuckles. "Let me deal with them." He soothed, putting Tatsu behind him before turning to the other girls. "She is my sister." Tatsu gasped and fainted, being caught by Shino.
So, who likes the story? Thank you to anyone who reviews! (If you're re-reading this and have reviewed it before I edited this; I'm putting your username in the beginning of chapter two) Hopefully you'll like what happens in chapter two on July 23rd, 2009. But first, let's have a little teaser trailer!
Tatsu: Wh-what do you mean I'm Sasuke's sister? And if I really am; why am I just appearing now? Thank you Shino-kun for catching me.
Shino: It was not a problem for me, Tatsu-chan. What I am curious about, is the noise you heard while Ino and Sakura were talking ill of you.
Sasuke: That does confuse me; who or what would be in the vents of a hospital?
Pheonix: Let's go with who. See the title? It says Who She Is, not What She Is.
Kitten: What I'm wondering is why the nurses are letting nine ninjas into one room, outside visiting hours.
Gaara: It is not outside visiting hours, Kitten. Believe me; I show up in future chapters.
Kitten: Shh! Don't spoil the surprise!!!
Meet, Greet and Hospitalize?